The Chandlers Arms at Shearsby in Harborough

A reasonably local place for us but it's been a while since we visited. Really pleased that we did though so and nice to meet the new owners. The food was great,and very reasonably priced,and I cannot recommend the sticky toffee pudding highly enough!! We're really looking forward to plenty of walks over the fields in the summer,to relax in the lovely outside area at the Chandlers too.

The Chandlers is one of those pubs that doesn't shout about being a pub. It sits on a corner and could easily be mistaken for one of the village's houses. However, once inside you realise this is just what a village pub should be, a cosy, social hub for local yokels and visitors alike. The Sunday lunch (I had the chicken) was delish, reasonable value, and the bar staff friendly. It's an easy 4 blobs for the Chandler's. We shall return.

New owners a fresh start . A terrific opportunity.

Amazing food really yummy. The best thing about this pub is the chef/chefs. The Sunday lunch was lovely and after we finished we gave our dog the left over veg on a plastic coaster thing that the bowl of veg had been on. The landlady came over, made no eye contact with us, snatched the coaster up, and threw the veg at our dog! We live a long way from this pub and come here quite a lot, just for the delicious Sunday lunch. I've never been made to feel more awkward and unwelcome! The landlady so so aggressive! I really wouldn't like to get on the wrong side of her. Needless to say, we won't ever go back. If you have a dog, don't expect to be welcome here!

Great value for money excellent Sunday lunch

Great welcome didn't book a table but seated us service and food was great value and a great choice on the menu 👍👍

I’d heard great reviews about this pub. A lot of my friends have been recently and have said how good the food is. The food is good. There’s a large and varied menu and the portions are generous. It’s just a shame that our ladies night out started on a sour note. On arrival at the pub we said that we had a booking and were told where to find out table. We found it, sat down and started to chat. A few moments later a waitress came and asked to take our order. We told her that we were sorry but we hadn’t looked at the menu yet. They hadn’t been handed to us but were placed at the table setting with a napkin on top. The waitress very bluntly told us that we had booked a table for 6.45. and that they had other tables to serve. We were a bit dumbfounded! We asked the lady who was cleaning the next table, apparently she’s the landlady, if the table was ours for the evening. She too bluntly responded by telling us yes, but if we’d wanted to chat first we should have booked a table for 7.30!! We were happy to have booked a table for 6.45, we just wanted a chance to look at the menu. The food came out quickly and was nice. Unfortunately we felt like we were an inconvenience being there and we didn’t feel welcome. Sadly on that basis we did not leave a tip and will not be returning.

Staying in the area for a family funeral, we dropped in on the off chance we could get a decent meal. Although it was really busy, we received a warm and friendly welcome and a table was quickly found for us. The meal didn’t disappoint, generous servings and quick service. Would highly recommend to anyone and definitely visit again. Arrived

Can't fault it in any way! Vegetarian option not run of the mill veggie. Excellent!

Lovely oldie pub,oak beems, small and cosy. Food was excellent and good range of beers. Would definitely recommend a visit.

6 of us came for my friends birthday meal. We are always made to feel very welcome as soon as we enter the pub. The service is spot on. Very attentive and always with a smile. Every meal we have here is outstanding. Really is the best food in the area. Plentiful, hot and plenty to choose from off the menu. We really recommend this place and already looking forward to coming back.

Very nice small village pub, attended a quiz night.

Nice country pub, chatty landlord and good beer

Food excellent,atmosphere and staff most friandly

The food was fresh and cooked well for a family meal

We have been a few times to meet up with family for dinner and yet again what a great night. This is what a pub is all about a warm welcome, friendly locals, amazing menu for a village pub better than any restaurant beautiful food, incredible prices. The pub is lovely inside I can't recommend this enough. If we lived nearer we would be here all the time. Can't wait to go back absolutely love it. Thank you to all the staff this is what hospitality is all about.

We have come here quite a few times now and the food and service never disappoints!!! Great quality, decent priced food. Menu is varied and the service always comes with a smile. We highly rate this cosy little pub and will be back again soon!!

Without doubt the best pub for miles around. Fantastic selection of lagers and ales, all the staff are so friendly and helpful and the food is superb without waiting a long time, the beer garden is beautiful.

Great pub in a chocolate box pretty village. Lovely beer garden. New set of beers virtually every time you go in and very reasonably priced indeed.

Pleasant ivy clad pub in the centre of the village and at the heart of the local community. There's a good range of ales on offer, including some local brews. So far, so good, but we found the food here somewhat disappointing. Actually, there's not a lot wrong with it, as standard pub grub goes, but that is all it was - standard pub grub. The menu on their website advertises seabass in parsley cream sauce, beef medallions in bacon & mushroom sauce, tuna steak in a sweet chilli sauce and other such delights. Admittedly this is a 'sample menu' but the reality was nothing like this at all. So it was a bit of a disappointment when our expectations were raised to a certain level but the reality was actually just pub grub. Perhaps we were just unlucky to visit on a day when the regular chef was away. I can only rate the pub on what was our personal experience.

Fabulous food, very welcoming little country pub. great real ales.gorgeous little garden at the rear and seating at the front. theres even a lovely covered terrace at the back that overlooks the village green. quaint little pub.

We literally found this place by randomly following a South Road out of Leicester to see what pubs were that way and glad we did as its a lovely little village pub, friendly staff and amazing food with plenty of it with and good choice of dishes. Defo coming here again A+++

Lovely small country village pub, lovely hosts home cooked food freshly prepared

Very friendly and helpful service received. Food is amazing, generous amount, well presented and great value. Overall I would say Fantastic. Good place for couples, family and anyone that needs a good meal and some great company.

We went for a meal on Saturday night and were extremely pleased with the large selection on the menu. Staff very friendly and they were able to offer Gluten-free options. The portions were large and the food was really good. We would recommend and hope to return.

Great atmosphere of an old-fashioned village pub - friendly people and landlord. Good beer, good food, good value. We had a memorable evening for all the right reasons! X

Fancied eating out, it's not too far from us - what a lovely place with fabulous food and friendly staff - and was so reasonable. Definitely returning and definitely passing on the good word

We visited today with my mum, dad and sister and had the most amazing Sunday lunch. We had a fantastic Sunday roast and couldn't fault a thing and we were determined that this warranted a glowing review. The most tender pork and lamb with a great and generous selection of fresh vegetables. All followed up with my favorite homemade treacle tart with custard. Our complements to the Chefs and all who worked there, we will be back, so good, I almost wanted to keep it a secret to ourselves. 10/10.

100% a proper pub and excellent restaurant with

Excellent service very friendly staff food was also excellent.

Fantastic.. not a local but walked in on the off chance of a sunday roast.. boiked up but made room and made welcome.. 👍

Lovely warm and welcoming village pub serving good value pub fayre and well kept local real ale.

Lovely meal very pleasant staff would highly recommend

Excellent Sunday roast. Dog friendly.

Very nice friendly place to visit for a drink or meal, book first if eating.

Great traditional village pub, serving great ales and great food. Together with a warm and friendly welcome by all.

We met some friends here for lunch. It's an absolutely amazing place to eat. All the food is home cooked and fantastically delicious. The owners are friendly and welcoming. Dogs are permitted inside. I would imagine you would need to pre-book a table, as it's very popular. A marvellous place to stop.

Excellent service and food . Lovely atmosphere

Excellent food with a good choice from a varied Sunday menu. Friendly staff, good seating outside and a pretty village. Only negative and why I dropped them a point is that they will not serve drinks with the meal, you have to go to the bar, which is incredibly annoying if you are halfway through your meal.

Really nice village pub, had a lovely meal here. Good choice of food on the menu and the staff were great

Great little village pub. Good cheeseboard

We had an excellent lunch, delicious fresh food, some of the best ever haddock and chips. We were really impressed by the service: we were offered a table inside or outside, a great welcome.

If you like great pub food, nice quiet surroundings, and friendly quick service, this is the place for you!

Excellent food and service at a reasonable price.

Great food and good service at a reasonable price. Nice place to be

Nice little pub off the beaten track.

Exellent food and real ales. Great hosts. Thoroughly recommended.

Great choice of real ale, lovely garden area overlooking village green. Friendly owners. Great food.

We have had a couple of meals from the new takeaway menu and it has been excellent. The app idea once loaded works really well. Food delicious and great service from the staff. A real treat. Thank you

Excellent food and excellent service 👌

A very nice village pub that we go to often. Everyone is always very friendly and the food is delicious. Especially the homemade pies! This is a favourite spot for our whole family.

Quality beer! Best I've had for ages!

lovely meal, good service in a small pub with great busy atmosphere. We like this as a place to eat because the hot food is hot, chilled drinks are chilled. Good quality food cooked well.

Just returned home after a delightful meal from what is a hidden gem.😍We were made so welcome on arrival and the food was so lovely, home cooked, great service and fab front of house.Many thanks for a real birthday treat🤗

We had a lovely meal for two, and good beer here. The staff were very friendly, the locals were coming in and out. Popular place for food and drink by the look of it

We again went for friday lunch,excellent,excellent.excellent.Superb food,and a varied selection of drinks and the staff are great! treat yourself.

This traditional English pub has had work done, giving more space and light without losing any of it's old worldly charm: new toilets too. It is a while since I had been here. We booked easily by phone. There was a good choice on the menu and we went for the traditional Sunday lunch. Our order came promptly and the table service was good without being intrusive. I asked for mint sauce to go with my meal, no problem - I am still surprised by how many other places serve meats without their accompaniments. Good sized portions, all well cooked - including the vegetables - reasonably priced. The wood-burner would be great on cold days and I had a view of the village green. I did notice that dogs were allowed in the bar and that there was a vegetarian option on the menu. Great place, we hope to visit again soon - our thanks to the owners and staff.

Although a little biased as this is my local. This little pub is brilliant. Set in the centre of the small rural English village it oozes village life at its best. Stella and Mark welcome you with a warm and honest friendly smile. The garden overlooks the village Green and the sun blasts the area all day. Or if your just dropping in and fancy a pint in the sun at anytime of year the front benches offer a little solitude.Martin prides himself on true ales from across the country. He maintains at least 3 - 4 real ales on tap and once there gone there gone. If Gins your thing , you won’t be disappointed. Meals a typically good pub grub. But booking is essential due to limited space and popularity. A menu is available in addition to a specials board to entice the hunger even more. Try their sizzlers. The cosy log fire keeps the place toasty in winter. It’s a great place to socialise and catch up with friends.

Perfect. Excellent selection of guest beers, both local and from further afield. We tried three (we were walking). All spot on. The landlord knows his stuff. We would have eaten there but we had already booked at the nearby Joiners Arms (a 30 mins walk across the fields). Many tables at The Chandler's were reserved and the place was already filling up by 7pm. The food looked excellent. We will be back for a meal.

Every time we go we never have a bad experience, great staff, atmosphere, food and drinks! This months special is chocolate orange stout, you have to try it, it’s like drinking a terrys chocolate orange!

On the board as you walk in is the is the well known saying " enter a stranger leave a friend" and you think ye right.....but we've been in four times and I think we have made a friend each time we have visited. The service and food is exceptional all the staff are very friendly and efficient, it is a place you need to visit, honest.

If this pub was closer to home it would be our local. A warm welcome when you arrive helpful lovely staff fabulous food beautiful pub and lovely gardens. Cant wait to go back everything on the menu is amazing from the chicken and black pudding to the Fleckney special and I loved the ploughmans lunch. Nothing is too much trouble thank you for making our annual family get together brilliant.

Here is a real village pub,serving real home cooked food,excellent selection of ales and a friendly welcome.We really enjoyed our visit and will certainly go again!

Well worth a visit to Shearsby to experience this quaint village pub. Good pub-grup, massive portions. Limited gluten free option. Well behaved dogs allowed. Friendly locals.

It’s several years since we last visited . The atmosphere is welcoming along with the staff the meal was of a good standard we had the Salmon goujon and venison burger both were well cooked and came with salad and chips. My only concern would be that a variation on chips might help.

I ❤️ this place. It’s fabulous! It’s not showy, upmarket, snobby or pretentious. It’s perfect as it is. You get a warm welcome from Martin and Stella and all of the staff. Everyone is so friendly. The beer is top form. The food is great pub food, very good and not expensive.

What a fantastic pub. Wonderful hosts Stella and Martin provide the best beers and food anyone could ever want. You have to visit, but you may need to book!

Can't fault the food, service and ambience for our evening meal. Great drinks choices and reasonable prices. Only minor inconvenience was the car parking which was on the adjacent street. Hoping to return soon. Two courses too much food for us!!

Having spent a rather damp evening at the Shearsby Music Festival, we went for Sunday lunch with the friends who had invited us to join them for the festival. It is so obviously a much-loved village pub and understandably so, given the quality of the food and the warm and friendly service which saw twelve of us served quickly and efficiently with steaming platefuls of delicious food. It is a bit off the beaten track, but well worth a diversion if you are in the neighbourhood.

Chanced upon this traditional village pub last night as had some to kill time waiting for daughter's prom to finish at nearby Shearsby Bath. Whilst arriving latish (9), found that kitchen had already closed. However, landlady kindly asked chef to stay on and prepare a wholetail scampi, chips and peas meal for me. This arrived fairly promptly and was of a larger portion size than I'd expected. Very tasty food, piping hot and plenty of condiments to choose from.

what a little gem we found, meeting friends so found a pub mid way between us and how lucky we were. Outside a bit plain but inside met with friendly staff good beer selection and nice food, even the dogs were made welcome.

A very charming village and popular pub.

Great to feel relaxed and comfortable in this super little pub, generous portions cooked to our liking and suiting all 3 generations, highly recommended :)

We were invited to the 1st anniversary of Martin and Stellas reign at this excellent village pub. They have a huge selection of real ale and ciders with certificates from CAMERA along the whole length of the bar. It seemed that the whole village turned out for the hog roast (mainly in fancy dress) and the atmosphere was electric. They have obviously become very popular with their regulars and we wish them all the best for the future.

Booked in at the last minute for an evening meal at this pub we had not been to for a very long time. We were really pleased to find a great range of real ales, a good and reasonably priced menu and a nice village pub ambience. We will definitely go back, probably several times!

Shearsby is a very pretty village and this little pub is lovely. We had a table for 4 on a Friday night, it was busy but the service was still excellent. I ordered fish and chips £11, my husband had chicken black £11 and our friends both had a steak and ale pie £10. All the food was delicious. Just after we ordered there was a power cut, judging by the reaction of locals it is a common occurrence in the village. Our meals still came out quickly and we were brought a lantern for the table.

Great outside sitting area. A bit cramped inside the pub. Good Food..Good service..Pleasant Staff..Clean

Shearsby es un remanso, a sólo 200 metros de la carretera principal, y la Chandlers armas no tiene mucho mostrar al exterior y visible, pero por dentro es el artículo genuino: más de lo que parece y con un bonito jardín, aunque eran-transporte atracaría las atenciones de una mole. Buena cerveza, muy buena comida, con una variedad y estilo más allá de la simple 'comida de pub, buena relación calidad-precio, y amable. Teníamos dos tipos distintos de la salchicha y izzlers y puré, que eran sabrosos y generosos. Justo lo que espero de un pub village, pero rara vez se encuentre. No dudes en hacer el desvío!

Very enjoyable evening. Was only coming for a drink but decided to stay for food. Excellent food & value for money. Will definitely be coming back.

Gran ambiente hicieron sentir muy bienvenidos en un adecuado pub tradicional. La comida es grande en cantidad y perfecto, comida de pub con muy buena selección de cervezas. Hicimos un grupo de 9 y todo muy bien, no sólo pasan y algunos pudines que son gestionados altamente recomendado.

Me and my husband, first visited this pub on a sunday for a drink and walked into a great lunchtime atmosphere. The bar was buzzing with lots of real ales, that are now on draught, my husband was delighted with the choice available. So many people spoke to us, which made us feel welcome. We saw the sunday lunch menu,and decided to book a table for another sunday. When we returned for a meal, we saw many of the people we'd met previously and the landlord and landlady made us really welcome.We ordered a starter, followed by a sunday roast. Wow! It was fabulous. A choice of all the meats, with trimmings, plus fresh vegetables served seperately. There was other food available on the menu. We will be returning!

The Chandlers is a delightful village pub with a welcoming, laid back atmosphere serving an excellent range of beers (but sadly no draft Guinness) and good food. We visited on a Thursday evening for a meal with friends. Interesting menu, good timely service, and well cooked food at reasonable prices. We shall return- soon!

A great pub made even better by the New Landlord and Land Lady. Good Pub food at good prices Great range of Real Ales.

I had the New York burger, it was really tasty and the manageress/ chef were very accommodating to my requests of "no cheese, bbq sauce separately, and no tomato in the salad please" and the rest of my family enjoyed their meals too. I went to get a drink for me and Dad halfway through my meal which took ages because there were several people waiting at the bar. Consequently my mum dad and sister finished eating before me. I was very surprised when a waiter who hadn't even been serving our table came up and asked us if we were all done or wanted a few more minutes...this would have made sense if I hadn't been using my cutlery at the time, but I had just put a mouthful of food into my mouth!! I replied firmly "Errrrm I'm clearly still eating....." which made him disappear but I was not impressed.

Our second visit but first for Sunday lunch. Menu choices were good and quality of food was excellent. Choice of real ale very good. Roast beef was excellent , and he steak pie was also very good. We will definitely visit again.

Lovely place with a very good welcome. Really enjoyed our meal and will certainly go again. Good beer and a very good atmosphere.

Not the biggest pub but great range of drinks and very friendly staff. We booked for a girls night out. Food was tasty and they did liqueur coffeess for usinstead of pudding. Great place

Its been a while since we had visited The Chandlers and even though the landlord has changed and the rooms have been knocked through into one, we really enjoyed it. We visited on a Saturday lunch time and the food, beer and atmosphere were all excellent with the landlord putting more logs on the fire for my husbands elderly parents We will definitely be visiting again soon.

Friendly and traditional pub...food is superb, lots of choice ... plus a lovely garden outside, highly recommend!

If you want a traditional English pub that sells cask ales and fantastic food at reasonable prices , this is the place! Other reviewers have said it's difficult to find and I agree but you don't want everyone finding it or there won't be room for those of us who want to visit time and time again. This is not a large place and would suggest you book if you want to make sure you can get a table. Recently under new management and wish them every success. They have a perfect formula, good food and drink with a brilliant ambience.

Great atmosphere and lovely home cooked meals. Generous portions and fantastic prices! Nice selection of local beers and cute little beer garden out the back. We will be back!

There are no signs off main road and even in village, it's hard to spot. Lots of real ales with Beer Festival first weekend of July - this is signposted. We ate from menu but bit disappointed there were no specials on as they were preparing for beer festival. Food good. Friendly staff and fellow drinkers. Fab beer garden with views over village green.

Great little pub in a beautiful village. Good pub food - great value.It's a freehouse.Regular quiz nights (except for summer months) and regular events dotted throughout the year including live music

Really lovely Sunday lunch, plenty of fresh veg and nicely cooked meat and piping hot.Very friendly staff.Well done to you all.

A personal favourite, especially on a summer day when a cold pint in the garden overlooking the village green hits the spot.Limited lunchtime menu but the food is always good, the service warm and welcoming. A really cosy village pub, the dinner menu looks really good.It's long overdue that I gave it a try in the evening too.

A lovely little pub, good accessible dishes and diversified beers ! However, a big negative point : the owner is not very welcoming...

Came on a Tuesday night with my aunty and uncle. Had a Very welcoming arrival with lots of smiley faces! Didn't realise that it was two meals for £12 which was an added bonus! Lots of good food to choose from but I decided to have the farmhouse burger off the main menu. Burger was the best I've ever had and my aunty and uncle enjoyed their steaks! My uncle especially liked the real ale being served there! Our waitress Beth was very friendly and we only had a short wait for our food. Will definitely go back with friends as I highly rate this pub!

Really good here. Not been for years for a meal so visited with friends and had lovely fishcake starter, beef for main and delicious home made dessert. Much better than we expected, and a drop of real ale went down well. Good value for money and equally good service. It's quite cosy and compact but had a nice atmosphere. We booked, which I think you need to, should you decide to visit.

This is a lovely old pub which continually wins awards for the pub of the year.Steve has numerous real ales on tap from various size breweries around the country, so you are always assured of a good pint.The food is varied and very nice with something for everyone, on the weekly specials.

Haven't eaten at the Chandler's for years: having good beer is standard there but the food competes with any local restaurant for quality at about half the price. Well done.